Nicole Byres to present at BC HRMA Conference
Nicole Byres, Chair of the Labour and Employment Group, will be presenting at this year’s BC Human Resources Management Association Conference on Thursday, April 26 ... Continued
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Nicole Byres, Chair of the Labour and Employment Group, will be presenting at this year’s BC Human Resources Management Association Conference on Thursday, April 26 ... Continued
In an effort to sustain the viability and affordability of the benefit plans offered to its retired employees, an employer unilaterally reduces its contributions to ... Continued
An employee, unhappy with her employer’s criticism of her performance at work, retains legal counsel to write a letter on her behalf, demanding that the ... Continued
Most employers know that it is not easy to fire or discipline an employee for just cause, especially if the reasons are due to performance ... Continued
Bill C-13, Keeping Canada’s Economy and Jobs Growing Act, has now received Royal Assent by Parliament. This omnibus legislation implements amendments to various acts, including ... Continued
On January 1, 2012, previously announced changes to Canada Pension Plan (CPP) came into force. Prior to this year, employers had to stop deducting CPP ... Continued
The Department of Finance Canada has announced the following business expense deduction limits for automobile operating expense benefits, effective 2012: The upper limit on the ... Continued
Given the large amount of potential sources of information about individuals on social media1, it is not surprising that many employers have, or have considered, ... Continued
Nicole Byres, Chair of our Labour & Employment Group, is quoted in the December 2011 issue of BCBusiness. The article, “How Do You Know When ... Continued
In the recent decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal, Elgert v. Home Hardware Stores Limited, an employer learned a very tough lesson about the ... Continued
In a decision handed down in late October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal did not have the ... Continued
A summary of the latest BC minimum wage increases, effective November 1, 2011, are as follows: the general minimum wage went from $8.75 to $9.50 ... Continued